Means for cutting cloth, leather, &amp;c.



No. 698,994. Patented Apr'. 29, |9092.

H. E. MUSGHAVE &. G. A. BARNES. MEANS FOR CUTTING CLOTH, LEATHER, &c.

(Application led Oct. 15, 1901.)

2 Sheets-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

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H. E. M'usGnAvE a G. A. BARNEs.- MEANS FOB CUTTING CLOTH, LEATHER, 81.9.,v

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UNITED ASTATES PATENT OEEIGE.

HERBERT EDGAR -MUSGRAVE V-AND' GEORGE ALFRED BARNES, oEEoLroN,

. ENGLAND.

` MEANLsi-'OR cu'TTiNG CLOTH, LEATHR,-.&c.

SPEGIFIATION forming part Of'LetterS *Patent N0. 698,994, dated Aprily 29, 1902.

Application filed October 15,1901. Serial No. 78,744. (No modelo T0 all whom tmaty concern:

Beit known thatweQHERBERT EDGAR Mus- GRAVE, cotton-spinner, of-The Grove, Chorley new road, and GEORGE ALFRED BARNES,man ager, of l-Iigh'View, Chorley old road, Bolton, in the county of Lancaster,'England, subjects of the King of Great'Britain, have in'vented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Means for Cutting Cloth, Leather, and other Analogous Materials or Substances, of which the following is a specification. Y

This invention refers to improvements in or relating tothe means for cutting cloth and leather employed for covering rollers employed in machinerye-such as slubbing, intermediate, jacks, and roving-frames, spinningmules and twiners, employed in the preparation, spinning, and doubling of cotton, silk, worsted, woolen, jute, flax, and other analogous materials or substances, such as lino-- leum, oil-cloth, cotton,"and other cloth, felting, and the like-to-any desired width or in two or more widths atone operation.

Figure 1,'Sheet l, is' a longitudinal'sectional elevation ,of-fa sh''eet-cutting machine includ- Y ing ,our improvements; Fig. 2, appart-sec# tional elevation offtapered cutters and tem-y ple-roller; Figk, a `longitudinal kelevation of temple-roller; Fig.' 4, alongitudinal elevation of filleted-roller; --Figg 5, a side elevation of pivoted levers carrying roller for weighting purposes on the delivery end of the machine. Fig; 6, Sheet 2, isa plan of Fig. ll on Sheet l; and Fig. 7, a sectional plan" of friction and driving pulleys.

A represents the framework onv each side ofthe machine; B, adjustabletable; C, dished plate; D, cutterspindle; E, circular-tapered cutters; F, distance or adjusting ferrules or washers; G, top weighted roller; H,

bottom roller; I, metallic'or other guide ,'J roller for receiving cut cloth, leather, and other analogousmaterials or substances; K,` batch-roller,"carryingcloth, leather, and other analogous materials or substances to be" operatedupon; L,trough or vessel carrying adj ustable weights; Vl\/.[,rope orbanddrivin g pulleys; N', stopping an'dstarting handle or lever,

and O represents the cloth, leather, and other analogous materials or substances-such as linoleum, oil-cloth, cotton, and` other cloth, felting, and the like-under'treatment.

^ In vall the iigures the same letters are employed to indicate corresponding parts.

The framework A on each'sideof the machine is provided with the feet P for securing the same on a table, stand, or iloor., The

framework A on each side of the machine is ing, and the likeas represented by the lines 0,*in its passage through the machine from the batch-roller K to the receiving-roller 1I. The position-of each circular tapered cutter E, disposed on the cutter-spindle D, is determined by means of the distance or adjusting ferrules orwashers F and secured by the nutsQ, mounted on the screwed ends of the said spindle.'` l' Under the circular tapered cutters E is lo- -fcated the' adjustable'-table B, composed of wood, metal, orother suitablematerial or substance mounted in the dishedA plate C,-secured 'to both side frames A of the machine by the bolts or set-screw'sa, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. A vided with the-guide-bar L'h'eld in position The adjustable table Bis proby theplush,"fitting into holes offcorrespondl.

ingdiameter o r size located onV the upper side of the framework A on each side of the-n1a chine. The guide-bar I may be perfectly 'plain or'provided with serrations on-its under side or substituted by the temple-'roller 'c (shown in Fig. 3) or by the vlilleted roller d, (shown in Fig. von Sheet l of the drawings,) the said temple-roller c or the lleted roller d being provided with the" centers e to allow'of 5 the same being mounted loosely in the bearings 'or horns'f, locatedonthe framework 'Aon each side of the machine, as shown in Fig-2 on VSheet l of the drawings: The ternple-roller c is grooved lspirally fromA the center in opposite directions, and the filleted roller d is covered or spiked in a spiral form,

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as shown in Figs. 3 and Li, respectively. The object of grooving the temple-roller c and covering the tilleted or spiked roller d in the manner described and shown is to insureof the cloth, leather, and other analogous materials or substances-such as linoleum, oilcloth, cotton, calico, and other cloth, felting, and the like-being directed or conveyed in a perfectly straight, level, or correct manner to the circular tapered cutters E.

The under side of the dished plate C is provided with the bosses S, in which are disposed the threaded or screwed spindles T, the lower ends ot the latter extending and passing through the internally threaded bosses Uof the bevel-wheels V. The upper ends of the threaded or screwed spindles T are provided with a square head iitting into a corresponding square hole in the boss S to prevent the same turning or revolving when actuated by the bevel-wheels XV and Y in the operation of raising or lowering the adjustable table B. The bevel-wheels Ware held vertically in position in the bearings V, being secured in position by the caps g and the setscrews h. The bearings V are supported by the cross-stay X, secured to the framework A on each side of the machine by the bolts i. With the bevel-wheels NV gear the bevel-wheels Y, mounted on the crossshaft Z. The cross-shaft Z is mounted in the bearings A', secured to the framework A by the bolts j. Each end of the crossshaft Z is fitted with the bevel-wheel C', with which gear the bevel-wheels D'. The bevel-wheels D'are mounted on the side shafts E', located in the bearings I1" and G', the latter being carried from the hearings A', as shown in Fig. 6 on Sheet 2 of the drawings. The side shafts E' are fitted with the hand-wheels H', thus allowing of uniform adjustment of the table B to its true working position from either side of the machine.

The cloth, leather, and other analogous materials and substances O to be operated upon are mountedon the batch-roller K, provided with the center I', carried or supported in the bearings J' on the framework A. On one side.ot` the center I' of the batch-roller K is loosely mounted the bifurcated lever K', held in position by means of the pinned washers 7o, the bifurcated end extending to and over the screwed pin or center Z, secured to the framework A. On the pin or center Z are mounted the nuts m to allow of the bifurcated lever K being readily altered to produce a side adjustment of the batch-roller K and its contents in conformity with the circular tapered cutters E. From the batchroller K the cloth, leather, and other analogous materials or substances pass over the pivoted roller L', mounted in the bearings M' on the frame sides A,and along the upper surface of the inclined table N' and over the pivoted roller O', the latter guiding the said cloth, leather, and other analogous materials or substances onto the adjustable table B, over which they pass, and under the metallic or other guide I or its equivalent, the temple-roller c or the Iilleted roller d, on and to the circular tapered cutters E, from whence the sheet material O is passed on or drawn between the bottom iluted roller Il and the t-op fluted weighted roller G,from whence itis delivered on the receiving-rolling J, located on the center P', held and supported loosely in the bearings n in the framework A on each side of the machine. The receiving-rollerJ is provided with the longitudinal bar or slide 0, by which the end of the cloth,leatherand other analogous materials or substances-such as linoleum, oil-cloth, cotton, calico, and other cloth, felting, and the like-is secured to the said roller by means of set-screws, bolts, and the like or in any other convenient manner at each end to allow of the same being removed by sliding lengthwise, after which the batch-roller J may be readily and easily removed out of the batch or'rolls of sheet material that have been wound thereon. The longitudinal bar or slide o may be located in a slot or recess in the batch-roller J or may be mounted on a flat surface in lieu thereof. One of the ends of the center P' is provided with the band-pulley 19, driven by the band or rope q from the band-pulley r, mounted on the center s ot' the bottom roller H. The band or rope q is mounted. on the pulleysp and r in such a manner as to allow of the same slipping to allow for the variations in the speed demanded by the increasing or varying diameter of the roll of material being wound on the receiving batch-roller J. The rollers G and H are provided with the centers t and s, respectively, mounted loosely in the steps or blocks t', located in the jaws w on the framework of the machine. The pressure of the roller G on the material O in its passage through the machine is produced by the levers and their weights pivoted to the arm or projection y on the framework A by the pins or centers z, the weights being adjustable to give any desired or required pressure on the material O in its passage through the machine from the batch-roller K to the batch-roller J ,receiving the material above mentioned. The center spindle D and the rollers G and H,receiving the cut material O from the circular tapered cutters E, are rotated by the spur-wheels e2, f2, g2, and h2. (Shown in Fig. 6 on Sheet 2 of the drawings.)

0n the shaft or center N3 is mounted the friction-pulley 2, securedthereon in any convenient manner and is rotated by means of contact with the face of the driving bandpulley M by means of the cam arrangement, consisting of the lever N and handle N2, carrying the pin or center m2, operating in the inclined slot n2 in the shaft or center N3. (Shown in Fig. 7 on Sheet 2 of the drawings.)

Between the weighted rollers G and H and the receiving batch-roller J is disposed the IIO trough or vessel L, provided with the centers`t4, carried by the pivoted levers t5, ilexible or-otherwise, from the jaws w 'on the framework A of the machine bythe centerst, the said trough or vessel L being constructed andarranged to receive the adjustable weights Z2, which may be of anyconvenient diameter and weight for the purpose of keeping the material in a taut condition to insure of the same being'delivered in its cut 'state in a perfect uniform manner on the receiving batch-roller J, thereby preventing the same buckling or creasing. In lieu of the said trough or vessel L the pivoted roller j2 maybe employed for Weightin g purposes, as shown in Fig. 5 on Sheet l of the drawings. j

The bearings or pedestals R may be pro- I vided with ordinary'caps secured in the usual ing sidewise When releasedfrom the pressure. `ot 'the nuts 'a7 on theholding screws or bolts:

manner or with the covers 7a2, provided with the'slots Z2 toallow oftheir removal 'by slida6 and Without removing the latter.

The batch-roller K on the'leadiug end ofv the machine is provided with a brake at one: or both ends o f its carrying-centers I', consisting of the band or rope 124,' which may be wound around the said center or centers asfoften as required to produce the necessary orf desired vtension to insure of the material be-E ing delivered in aper'fect even mannerto the circular tapered cutters E. The band or rope v v4 is attached to the pin or center 1:5, secured,

to the side of the framework A, as shown inl Figs. 1 and 2.. f To the lower end of the' band; or rope @41s attached thev Weight o5 to produce. a tension on the band or rope @4,Wound around the center 1. The material passes through the machine in the direction indicated bythe arrows'. t

Having now particularly described and as-` certained the natu re of our said invention andV in what manner the same isirto be performed, We declare that what we claim is' Y l. Ina machine of the class described, a

which the material travels, a dishe'd platefor receiving said table, threaded spindlesdependingfrom said table, internally; thread- Aed gears for receiving ysaid spindles, means for holding the gears kagainst motio'inthe direction ofthe lengths of ksaid spindles, a

second series of gears meshingwith the other gears, and means for operating said second series of gears in unison. Y

2. In a machine of the classdescribed, a

spindle having adjustable cutters, a'table havingdepen'ding threaded spindles, internally-threaded, bevel-gears for receiving said spindles, a second set of bevel-gearsrnesh- Aing with the first-mentioned bevel-gears, a

shaft'vcarrying said second series of bevelvspindle having cnttin'gmeans, a tab1eover l gears, said shaft having a gear, a second'shaft having a gear meshing with said last-mentioned gear, a manually-operable device `on said second shaft', andmeans lfor holding the :first-mentioned bevel-gears against Inovement in the direction of the lengths of said threaded spindles. e

3. Inamachineofl the class described,a batch-roller, a receiving-roller, a spindle betv'veen said rollers, having cutting means, and j a lever carrying a Weight-receiving trough arranged to bear against the material'as it passes from one roller onto the other.

In testimony whereof We have hereuntoset our hands in presence of two subscribing,Wit--I y nesses. 

